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Eric Clapton – This Has Gotta Stop Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsAsus4 A F#m E D C#m Bm B Dmaj7 G Cmaj7 Am7 F C

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[Intro]
Asus4 A
Asus4 A
Asus4 A
Asus4 A
F#m E A D C#m Bm
F#m E C#m A Bm D A

[Chorus]
               F#m  E
This has gotta stop
           A
Enough is enough
        D         C#m    Bm
I can't take this BS any longer
               F#m  E
It's gone far enough
                   C#m    A
If you wanna claim my soul
               Bm
You'll have to come and
      D         A
break down this door

[Verse 1]
  F#m                     E
I knew that something was going
on wrong
A
When you started
                D
laying down the law
F#m
I can't move my hands
E
I break out in sweat
A
I wanna cry
      B
Can't take it anymore

[Chorus]
               F#m  E
This has gotta stop
           A
Enough is enough
        D         C#m    Bm
I can't take this BS any longer
               F#m  E
It's gone far enough
                   C#m    A
If you wanna claim my soul
               Bm
You'll have to come and
      D         A
break down this door

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[Verse 2]
F#m
I've been around
E
Long long time
        A
Seen it all
                      D
And I'm used to being free
  F#m
I know who I am
E
Try to do what's right
   A              B
So lock me up and throw
away the key

[Chorus]
               F#m  E
This has gotta stop
           A
Enough is enough
        D         C#m    Bm
I can't take this BS any longer
               F#m  E
It's gone far enough
                   C#m    A
If you wanna claim my soul
               Bm
You'll have to come and
      D         A
break down this door

[Instrumental]
Dmaj7 G Cmaj7 Am7
F G G C
Dmaj7 G Cmaj7 Am7
F G A E
F#m E A D C#m Bm
F#m E C#m A Bm D A

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[Verse 3]
F#m               E
   Thinkin' of my kids

What's left for them
    A                       D
And then what's coming down the
road
F#m
The light in the tunnel
      E
Could be the southbound train
A
Lord, please help them
           B
with their load

[Chorus]
               F#m  E
This has gotta stop
           A
Enough is enough
        D         C#m    Bm
I can't take this BS any longer
               F#m  E
It's gone far enough
                   C#m    A
If you wanna claim my soul
               Bm
You'll have to come and
      D         A
break down this door
               F#m  E
This has gotta stop
           A
Enough is enough
        D         C#m    Bm
I can't take this BS any longer
               F#m  E
It's gone far enough
                   C#m    A
If you wanna claim my soul
               Bm
You'll have to come and
      D         A
break down this door

[Outro]
Asus4 A
Asus4 A    Asus4 A
(This door)
Asus4 A    Asus4 A
(This door)
Asus4 A
(This door)
            Asus4 A   Asus4 A
(Break down this door)
Asus4 A
(This door)
Asus4 A
(This door)
Asus4 A
(This door)
            Asus4 A   Asus4 A
(Break down this door)

How to play This Has Gotta Stop: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for This Has Gotta Stop by Eric Clapton on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

This Has Gotta Stop by Eric Clapton is centred on A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯). The song uses 14 chords: Asus4, A, F#m, E, D, C#m, Bm, B, Dmaj7, G, Cmaj7 and Am7 and 2 more.

The backbone of the song is F#m – E – A – D (vi – V – I – IV in A major). In solfa, that is lah – soh – doh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Good to know: on guitar, F#m, C#m, Bm, B and F need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.